Circadian rhythms
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All organisms naturally display internal processes that are responses to external environmental stimuli. When these repeat roughly every 24 hours, they are described as circadian rhythms, being governed by a circadian clock that adjusts to changes in light, temperature and other external cues. Circadian rhythms are found across the whole tree of life, governing processes like the sleep-wake cycle, flowering, temperature regulation, hormone production, and many others. Circadian rhythms provide evolutionary advantages and can have serious negative consequences when disrupted.
The Collection will offer a platform for the latest research in circadian rhythms across a variety of species, on their origin, the fundamental mechanisms, and the consequences of their disruption.
Editors
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Carla V. Finkielstein
Virginia Tech, USA
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Nicholas S. Foulkes
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
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Clément Vinauger
Virginia Tech, USA
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Tomoko Yoshikawa
University of Toyama, Japan
Carla V. Finkielstein is a Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech. Her research team is comprised of clinicians, biochemists, mathematicians, engineers, and cancer advocates that works at the interface of various disciplines to understand the contribution of circadian dysruption on cancer initiation and progression. Prof Finkielstein has been serving as Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2019.
Nicholas S. Foulkes is a Researcher in the Institute of Toxicology and Genetics at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. His research interests are molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying circadian clock function. Dr Foulkes has been serving as Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2019.
Clément Vinauger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. In 2017, he joined Virginia Tech where his research group investigates the neural and molecular basis of mosquito behavior, with an emphasis on mosquito olfactory rhythms. Dr Vinauger has been serving as Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2019.
Tomoko Yoshikawa is an Associate Professor at University of Toyama. Her major research interest is how behavioural circadian activity rhythm is organized. She tackles the question from a neuroscientific perspective. Dr Yoshikawa has been serving as Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2018.
